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I doubt one exists unless custom made. Just speculating, but it would seem to me that the separately set on rings of a Fulmer, which make for a "loose-er" mouth, like a regular loose ring bit, would be defeated by have the mouthpiece made mullen. Still, I suppose there are loose ring mullen mouths - but I haven't seen any of them either - usually "egg butt" design.

If you find one please let me know It took me years to find a 3 piece lozenge fulmer in something not stainless or rubber and I ended up having to buy it from NZ. When I went back the next year to inquire about a mullen fulmer, the shop had closed.

Ask yourself: "Can I do anything about this?"
If you can, do it. If you can't... then you can't and leave it at that. Worrying achieves nothing but stress.

I looked through the HS catalogue but truthfully, I've had no issue finding Mullen mouths with a loose ring, it's just been the fulmer I have been unsuccessful in finding. I didn't know about the Austrian free ring though, very interesting! Of course, Googling free ring doesn't yield the responses I had hoped for :s

So let me get this straight. You want a full cheek, mullen, Fulmer bit - meaning a loose ring, full cheek with a mullen bit? There might be one somewhere on the planet, but it won't be a Fulmer. That would have to be a snaffle.

I have a mullen mouth fulmer from Jay Shuttleworth. When I got mine he charged a flat rate of $240 something (maybe) and it took a couple of weeks. A custom bit maker is the only place I know of to get one.

I have a mullen mouth fulmer from Jay Shuttleworth. When I got mine he charged a flat rate of $240 something (maybe) and it took a couple of weeks. A custom bit maker is the only place I know of to get one.

My muscle tone is too limp, in general. And I often use bits that are NOT jointed. For leverage, I like a Mikmar short shank.

Since it is a custom bit I paid mucho $ for, that probably also influences the fact that I always have it in active rotation. But I have a whole collection of other bits that sit in the box, and NEVER got used.

When I was younger I remember being at several different barns where the tack/office walls were decorated with all kinds of bits. I've got myself a healthy little collection, but only about 5-6 get used much.